Otto Könnecke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Könnecke

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1892

Place of Birth: Straßberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1956

Profession: fighter pilot

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Leutnant Otto Könnecke (20 December 1892 – 25 January 1956) Pour le Merite, Golden Military Merit Cross, Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, was a leading German ace of World War I with 35 victories.
He was one of only five pilots to receive Germany's highest decorations for both enlisted pilot and officer.
He later became one of the founding pilots of Deutsche Luft Hansa and assisted in development of the new Luftwaffe.